Clone() vs Copy constructor- which is recommended in java [duplicate]

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Clone is broken, so dont use it.

THE CLONE METHOD of the Object class
is a somewhat magical method that does
what no pure Java method could ever
do: It produces an identical copy of
its object. It has been present in the
primordial Object superclass since the
Beta-release days of the Java
compiler*; and it, like all ancient
magic, requires the appropriate
incantation to prevent the spell from
unexpectedly backfiring

Prefer a method that copies the object

Foo copyFoo (Foo foo){
  Foo f = new Foo();
  //for all properties in FOo
  f.set(foo.get());
  return f;
}

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